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Graduate Funding Facts

Base Funding

Graduate units in the Faculty of Arts & Science (A&S) provide a base funding package to all graduate students in the funded cohort. A&S ensures that students will receive fellowship income to bridge the difference between external awards and income derived from paid experience (TA and RA) and the base amount established by the faculty. For 2018-19, the A&S base funding package is $17,000 ($17,500 in the Sciences) plus tuition and fees. In 2018, A&S announced a three-year increase that will see the funding package increase by $500 a year:

Humanities & Social Sciences

Academic Year

Base Amount

Tuition & Fees*

Total

2018-19

$17,000

$8,490

$25,490

2019-20

$17,500

$8,500

$26,000

2020-21

$18,000

$8,500

$26,500

2021-22

$18,500

$8,500

$27,000

Sciences

Academic Year

Base Amount

Tuition & Fees

Total

2018-19

$17,500

$8,490

$25,990

2019-20

$18,000

$8,500

$26,500

2020-21

$18,500

$8,500

$27,000

2021-22

$19,000

$8,500

$27,500

* 2018-19 tuition & fees are actual for St. George campus. The amounts for subsequent years are estimates.

The foregoing base amounts apply to all students in the funded cohort. The final total will vary depending on tuition and fees, which is in part based on domestic or international status and campus affiliation.

Graduate units supplement base funding with Program Level Fellowships, which have a value of $1,000 per student, but are allocated in a variety of ways, reflecting priorities identified in consultation with students in each graduate unit. The fact sheets and documents available through the links below provide concise information on how graduate funding works, Program Level Fellowships and the base funding amounts provided by each graduate unit.